Mental Health Intervention in the Workplace amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(04), P. 289 - 311

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

The purpose of this project is to examine why the mental health employees should be prioritized in workplace. Most have likely experienced a visible illness or injury at some point during their careers. It easier identify these physical ailments that may adversely affect an employee’s performance work, such as broken leg common cold. However, there are conditions much less negatively impact every day, and one them. A person’s significant factor work life not ignored. While it difficult recognize when someone struggling with depression, anxiety, another form on surface, employers automatically assume entire staff okay. As result COVID-19 pandemic coupled increase civil unrest society, must reevaluate way they conduct business, starting treatment employees. To aid prioritizing paper’s objectives address stigma associated issues/illness, develop recommendations for inclusive environments, employer’s investment health, reduce employee turnover, normalize respect findings discussed, provided. Employers who intentionally prioritize invest employees’ will significantly costs attracting recruiting new due high turnover rates. Additionally, reputation preferred employer increase.

Language: Английский

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Childcare during the COVID-19 Pandemic for Parents Raising a 4-Month-Old Child

Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(05), P. 413 - 435

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

This study examined the situation of raising a four-month-old baby after pregnancy and childbirth during COVID-19 pandemic. A fact-finding survey was conducted using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire for mothers their husbands (hereinafter referred to as fathers) who came City, Osaka Prefecture, health checkups infants. The distributed 733 (252 responses). Valid responses were received from 247 participants (33.7%). fathers (191 184 (25.1%). Most belonged nuclear family households. Sixty percent parents primiparous. More than 90% did not participate in online parenting classes or attend childbirth. In addition, more 80% face-to-face maternity classes, postpartum visits grandparents hospital, home visits, telephone conversations, support non-relatives. Parents could obtain information about childcare due COVID-19. There restrictions on prenatal checkups, use facilities. them resolved these problems via social media platforms, cooperating communicating with respective partners relatives, devising ways play child. Health nearly 30% affected by stress pandemic, they either depressed despondent. Approximately 70% experienced positive changes relationships mindsets, such time spent cooperation childcare. During coped various pregnancy, childbirth, solutions based personal perspectives.

Language: Английский

Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Depression and Anxiety among Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(01), P. 37 - 51

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted perinatal women’s mental health. However, protective factors associated with depression among pregnant Japanese women during the have not been reported. Purpose: present study investigated risk and anxiety COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An online questionnaire was administered to 157 between October 2022 May 2023 at two general hospitals in Japan. versions of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) were used assess symptoms anxiety. χ2 test or Fisher’s exact multivariate logistic regression model examine women. Results: Overall, 47.1% 35.7% reported depressive symptoms, respectively. A “history illness” a factor for Additionally, unmarried status women, whereas outdoor indoor exercises against anxiety, Conclusions: Exercise may protected from Encouraging exercise help maintain health who do restrictions.

Language: Английский